2. Text messages can be used to interact with
automated systems to, for example, to order
products or services, or to participate in
contests. Advertisers and service providers
use direct text marketing to message mobile
phone users about promotions, payment due
dates, et cetera instead of using mail, e-mail
or voicemail.
3. messages are also sometimes
referred to as short messages.
To make the most of a short
message, people frequently use
a shorthand typing mixture of
letters and numerals known as
Alphanumerish.
4. Here a rudimentary description of
the three services was given:
Short message Mobile Terminated
(SMS-MT)/ Point-to-Point: the
ability of a network to transmit a
Short Message to a mobile phone.
The message can be sent by
phone or by a software
application.
Short message Mobile Originated
(SMS-MO)/ Point-to-Point: the
ability of a network to transmit a
Short Message sent by a mobile
phone. The message can be sent
to a phone or to a software
application.
Short message Cell Broadcast.
5. SHORT MESSAGE
Short Message Service (SMS) is a text
messaging service component of phone,
Web, or mobile communication systems.
It uses standardized communications
protocols to allow fixed line or mobile
phone devices to exchange short text
messages.
